Celebrating the Unique History and Culture of Chicago's Uptown Community
August 25, 2011
Wilson Avenue, 1970
Wilson Avenue, looking west. The Bank of Chicago in the image is the TCF Bank Building (formerly the Wilson Theatre). Image available on eBay: item 160639430714
Sure I remember and a lot of the store fronts had these big rollup awnings and if it was raining out you could walk on Broadway from a little beyond kenmore almost to lawrence and hardly get wet. other than intersections there were a few open spots but not many.
this my friends is what a neighborhood Was. this was Uptown at it's finest,
ReplyDeleteI my mind,I can still picture this intersection all 4 corners
I can't explain Uptown as it was then
you just sorta had to be there
Sure I remember and a lot of the store fronts had these big rollup awnings and if it was raining out you could walk on Broadway from a little beyond kenmore almost to lawrence and hardly get wet. other than intersections there were a few open spots but not many.
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